Taiwan Urges Startups to Choose Japan Over China for Investments, Expansion
Taiwan is discouraging its startups from making investments in China and is instead persuading them to set their sights on Japan. The move is another step towards cutting China from the global supply chain, following efforts in the West, as ties between the United States and China continue to deteriorate and tensions between the self-governed […]
Elon Musk Reportedly Fires Twitter Engineer For Saying His Popularity Is Declining
Elon Musk, obsessed with how his Twitter engagement rate has plummeted, reportedly fired an engineer who attempted to explain that the reason his account’s stats have declined is because public interest in his antics has waned. The Twitter CEO has been preoccupied with the number of people who view his posts. Last week, he made […]
Canada’s Labour Market Refuses to Cool, Adds Another 150K Jobs in January
Canada’s labour market surprisingly expanded at a much faster pace than expected last month, in the latest sign that the Bank of Canada’s aggressive rate hikes just aren’t cooling the economy as fast as policy makers are hoping for. Latest data from Statistics Canada shows that Canada’s economy added an additional 150,000 jobs in January, […]
Hempacco Dumps 63% In Pre-Market Trading After Announcing Financing At Massive Discount
Hempacco Co Ltd (NASDAQ: HPCO) is taking shareholders for a wild ride, after rising from a $1.35 open yesterday to close at $4.40 on the Nasdaq, a massive move of 483%. The run yesterday appears to be related to a partnership announced earlier in the week with Snoop Dogg. Hempacco, who manufactures “herb and hemp-based […]
Ayr Wellness Loses Millions On Sale Of Arizona Assets
Ayr Wellness (CSE: AYR-A) is taking a major loss as it elects to exit its Arizona-based operations. The firm has sold off Blue Camo, LLC, which operated several assets under the Oasis banned in the state of Arizona. The assets, consisting of three dispensaries in the Phoenix region, a cultivation and processing facility in Chandler, […]
No More US Dollar: PBOC Is Setting Up Yuan Clearing Arrangements With Brazil
In the latest blow to the US dollar, the Chinese central bank is preparing to set up a yuan payment system with Brazil, in an effort to bolster its currency and reduce reliance on the greenback. As first reported by Reuters, the People’s Bank of China earlier this week announced it entered into a memorandum […]
Another Peru Mine Shuts Operations as Anti-Government Protests Gain Momentum
Buenaventura, a Peruvian mining company, has halted mining operations at its Julcani mine amid worsening anti-government protests. According to a company statement, a group of protesters vandalized its silver mine located in the province of Angaraes, Huancavelica, and threatened the workers and stole some of the company’s belongings. “In order to ensure the integrity of […]
World Health Organization Urges Preparation for New Potential Pandemic, H5N1 Bird Flu
Just when everyone has had about enough of Covid-19, a new potential pandemic surfaces. Health experts from Europe and the US are directing attention to the growing spread of the bird flu, as concerns grow that the virus could potentially mutate and spread to humans. The H5N1 virus has already killed some- 208 million birds […]
Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Add Congress Seats to Match Population Growth
It’s long been claimed that the members of the House of Representatives no longer effectively represent their constituents — the numbers simply no longer work. The last time Congress updated the number of seats was in 1913, meaning we’ve had 435 lawmakers sitting in Congress for 110 years, while the population of the United States […]
Is Vladimir Putin Getting Ready to Flee Russia?
Russian President Vladimir Putin may be on the brink of fleeing the country and going into hiding to save his own life, according to former FSB spy Igor Strelkov. Strelkov, whose real name is Igor Girkin, played a pivotal role in the annexation of Crimea, he was the military head of pro-Russia rebels in the […]